Military Truisms
â¢ Aim towards the Enemy --instruction printed on US rocket launcher.
â¢ Cluster bombing is very, very accurate. The bombs always hit the ground.
â¢ Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.
â¢ Don't ever be the first, don't ever be the last, and don't ever volunteer to do anything.
â¢ If your attack is going too well, you are walking into an ambush.
â¢ If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly.
â¢ Don't draw fire; it irritates the people around you.
â¢ No combat ready unit has ever passed inspection.
â¢ Any ship can be a minesweeper . . . . once.
â¢ If the enemy is in range, so are you.
â¢ Tracers work both ways.
â¢ Friendly fire isn't.
â¢ Five second fuses only last three seconds.
â¢ Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than you are.
â¢ The problem with taking the easy way out is that the enemy has already mined it.
â¢ Incoming fire has the right of way.
â¢ Clothing sores only two sizes: too large and too small.
â¢ If you can see the enemy, he can see you.
â¢ And never tell your Boss you have nothing to do.